2026/27 UEFA Europa League Play-Offs (Second Legs) - Referee Appointments

2026-27 UEFA Europa League Play-Off Round: second-leg referee appointments.

Donatas Rumšas LTU to referee Arat Armenia - Universitatea Craiova

Thursday 27 August 2026

18:00 CET
Yerevan (Republican Stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan)
ARARAT-ARMENIA (ARM) [1:1] UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA (ROU)
Referee: Donatas Rumšas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandr Radiuš LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Dovydas Sužiedėlis LTU
Fourth Official: Robertas Šmitas LTU
Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Urban POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Marco Fritz GER
UEFA Delegate: Ebe Verhaegen BEL

18:00 CET
Tbilisi (Mikheil Meskhi Stadium)
IBERIA TBILISI (GEO) [0:4] JAGIELLONIA BIAŁYSTOK (POL)
Referee: Simone Sozza ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Stefano Alassio ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Davide Imperiale ITA
Fourth Official: Giovanni Ayroldi ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Valerio Marini ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Neale Barry ENG
UEFA Delegate: Kim Hallberg DEN

19:00 CET
Nicosia (GSP Stadium)
OMÓNIA NICOSIA (CYP) [0:1] SINT-TRUIDENSE (BEL)
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Paweł Sokolnicki POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Karasewicz POL
Fourth Official: Łukasz Kuźma POL
Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kornel Paszkiewicz POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Knut Kircher GER
UEFA Delegate: Victor Marius Radu ROU

19:00 CET
Plzeň (Doosan Aréna)
VIKTORIA PLZEŇ (CZE) [0:3] CRVENA ZVEZDA (SRB)
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Joey Kooij NED
Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Johan Higler NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Richard Martens NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL
UEFA Delegate: Rainer Koch GER

19:00 CET
Lillestrøm (Åråsen Stadion)
LILLESTRØM (NOR) [0:0] EGNATIA (ALB)
Referee: João Pedro da Silva Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Luciano António Gomes Maia POR
Assistant Referee 2: Hugo Manuel Freire Marques POR
Fourth Official: João António Ferreira Gonçalves POR
Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: André Filipe Domingues da Silva Narciso POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos CRO
UEFA Delegate: Fredy Fürst POL

19:00 CET
Salzburg (Red Bull Arena)
SALZBURG (AUT) [1:0] MJÄLLBY (SWE)
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Miloš Gigović BIH
Video Assistant Referee: Momčilo Marković SRB
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleksandar Živković SRB
UEFA Referee Observer: David Malcolm NIR
UEFA Delegate: Vito Di Gioia ITA

19:00 CET
Kaunas (Dariaus ir Girėno Stadionas)
KAUNO ŽALGIRIS (LTU) [0:3] BEŞİKTAŞ (TUR)
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Guillermo Santiago Sacristán ESP
Fourth Official: Alejandro Quintero González ESP
Video Assistant Referee: César Soto Grado ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: William Young SCO
UEFA Delegate: Rasmus Brandhof DEN

20:00 CET
Thun (Visana Stadion)
THUN (SUI) [0:7] LECH POZNAŃ (POL)
Referee: Halil Umut Meler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: İbrahim Çağlar Uyarcan TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Abdullah Bora Özkara TUR
Fourth Official: Cihan Aydın TUR
Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Onur Özütoprak TUR
UEFA Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN
UEFA Delegate: João Morais POR

20:00 CET
Randers (Cepheus Park Randers)
AARHUS (DEN) [1:3] BENFICA (POR)
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Max Burda GER
Video Assistant Referee: Robert Schröder GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Johann Pfeifer GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller AUT
UEFA Delegate: Andrew Ambler ENG

20:00 CET
Sofia (Vasil Levski National Stadium)
CSKA SOFIA (BUL) [0:3] OFI (GRE)
Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Ján Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Peter Kráľovič SVK
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Fabbri ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michal Očenáš SVK
UEFA Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov MDA
UEFA Delegate: Bakar Jordania GEO

20:30 CET
Budapest (Groupama Aréna)
FERENCVÁROS (HUN) [1:0] TRABZONSPOR (TUR)
Referee: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordež SVN
Fourth Official: David Šmajc SVN
Video Assistant Referee: Matej Jug SVN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alen Borošak SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Ingvarsson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Aurel Mihail Ionescu ROU

20:30 CET
Brussels (Lotto Park)
ANDERLECHT (BEL) [3:0] QAİRAT (KAZ)
Referee: Espen Andreas Eskås NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Erik Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Elias Skjeseth Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad NOR
Video Assistant Referee: Andrew Dallas SCO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kevin Clancy SCO
UEFA Referee Observer: Alain Hamer LUX
UEFA Delegate: Patrick Duffy IRL